Spring onions may be cooked or used raw as a part of salads, salsas, or Asian recipes. Diced scallions are used in soup, noodle and seafood dishes, as well as sandwiches, curries or as part of a stir fry. In many Eastern sauces, the bottom half-centimetre (quarter-inch) of scallions roots is commonly removed before use. Read more about Spring onion
The roots of the coriandrum sativum are often used in curry pastes and certain soups such as Tom yam kung. Read more about coriander root
Besides being used cooked or fried, garlic is used raw in many dips and salad dressings. It is also served raw on the side with several Thai dishes such as Khao kha mu (stewed pork served on rice) or as one of the ingredients for dishes such as Miang kham. Read more about Garlic
Used extensively in many Thai dishes such as curries, spicy soups and salads. Read more about Lemon grass
Holy basil has a distinctive scent of clove and reddish tipped leaves. It is used, for instance, in the well-known Kraphao mu (minced pork fried with basil). Read more about Holy basil
